Oilcan with drip catcher having a weight operated return valve



Jan. 18, 1949.

M. E. BLAKE ETAL 2,459,215 OILCAN WITH DRIP CATCHER HAVING A WEIGHTOPERATED RETURN VALVE Filed Feb. 13, 1947 IIIII ATTU R N EYE PatentedJan. 18, 1949 OILCAN WITH DRIP CATCHER HAVING A WEIGHT OPERATED RETURNVALVE Marion E. Blake and Raymond A. Gartman,

Fairhope,

Ala.

Application February 13, 1947, Serial No. 728,336

4 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in oil cans of the type commonlyused by machinists for oiling bearing surfaces and the like.

Oil cans of the type herein considered having long spouts are subject towasting oil which drips from the spout and runs down on the outside ofthe can.

It is an object of this invention to provide an oil can having means toreturn the drippings from spout back to the can and thus prevent wastingof oil.

A further object is to provide means to prevent drippings from a spoutfrom running down the outside of a can, thus preventing waste of oil,and eliminating the necessity of wiping the outside of the can.

These and other objects are attained by the novel construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated by theaccompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which Fig. 1 is aview of an oil invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a catch basin and spout in accordance withthe invention.

Fig. 3 shows another position of the catch basin and spout.

Referring to the drawings, the oil can is shown to comprise a catchbasin l or an added domed cap which provides a chamber for oil that runsback down the outside of a spout. This basin has a hole accommodatingthe oil spout, the hole being considerably larger than the spout so thatthere is room for the oil running down the spout to pass into the basin.

Passing through a hole in the bottom of the basin 1 is a pin 2 which hasa smaller diameter than the hole 3. The pin 2 can be an ordinary tack orthe like. The pin 2 also passes through a hole 4 in the second bottom 5of the basin. A seal or packing 6 attached to the pin covers hole 4 whenthe pin is raised as shown in Fig. 3. This would be the position of thespout when the cam is being used for oiling purposes.

The seal 6 is attached to a spring I which is secured to the bottom 5 bysuitable means, the spring tending normally to hold the seal in alowered position so that oil can drip through hole 3 back into the can.

Attached to bottom 5 is a bracket 8 having a hole through which passes apin- 9 having a weight H3 attached thereto. The pin 9 could be anordinary nail or the like. The pin 9 has a head i l abutting the spring1 and pressing up on the spring when the oil can is tilted as shown inFig. 2. When the can is in the upright position, the weight is verticaland does not bear against the spring, allowing the pin to fall as shownin Fig. 1.

can embodying the It will be seen that when the can is upright, thedrippings from the spout flow into the basin l and back through holes 3and 4 into the can. Thus no drippings are on the outside of the can toget on the clothing, hands, etc., and there is no waste of oil, or thenecessity of wiping the outside of the can.

The spout It can be swaged to the bottom 5, at l2, passing through wall13. The basin is provided with threads l5 so that it can be screwed intoan oil can.

The bracket 8 has a slot l6 of sufiicient width to allow the weight toswing when the oil can is tilted.

The above description is to be considered as illustrative and notlimitative of the invention of which modifications can be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

The invention having been described, what is claimed is:

1. In an oil can, a catch basin adapted to be screwed into an oil can,said basin having a bottom wall provided with an aperture, 2. pin

passing freely through the aperture, a seal on the pin, a springattached to the bottom wall and to the seal, said spring normally urgingthe seal and pin down to open position, a. bracket attached to thebottom wall, a weight supported by the bracket and arranged to bearagainst the spring when the oil can is tilted to close the seal and anoutlet spout attached to the bottom wall.

2. The structure set forth in claim 1 further characterized by the basinhaving a mouth concentric with the spout and the mouth being of greaterdiameter than the diameter of the spout.

3. The structure set forth in claim 1 further characterized by the basinhaving an upper wall with an aperture through which the pin passes, saidspout passing through the upper wall.

4. The structure set forth in claim 1 further so that it can be screwedon an oil can.

The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Deverall Number Date Jan. 30, 1894

